H1N1 RELATED ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME IN A PATIENT WITH SEVERE MITRAL STENOSIS: EXTRA CORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION AND BALLOON MITRAL VALVULOPLASTY TO THE RESCUE

Use of Venovenous Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (VVECMO) in treatment of influenza related Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) remains controversial. Severe Mitral Stenosis (MS) complicating the clinical picture of ARDS, puts a spin on utility of ECMO is such cases. 51 year old female